N.O. Mayor Nagin: No Problem Hiring Public Crooks For City Contracts

Memo to Ray: We’re trying hard to reverse 305075 150 plus years of public corruption in this state. Do you really think these remarks help?

“I think it depends upon the conviction. I don’t want child molesters and rapists, and those kind of people, but if somebody has made a mistake and has a white-collar crime and they’ve paid their time and they’re back in the business, then I don’t really see a problem with that.”

“I would say, hopefully, they’ve learned their lesson and we’re smart enough to not let them steal again.”